Sailor · 2017–2026

Jean-Claude Rüfenacht

yacht club bielersee Handicap Yachten 20er Jollenkreuzer

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Events: 27
Win rate: 4%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 60%

Most successful partnership: Aaron Zumstein
Best trio: Aaron Zumstein & Philippe Feitknecht
Biggest lift: Philippe Feitknecht
Longest-running crew: Adrian Moser
Nemesis: Beat Wüthrich
Best day: 13 Jun 2026
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Aaron Zumstein — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Adrian Moser · Buena Vista, Buena Vista SC, Cicuta · 20er Jollenkreuzer, Handicap, Yachten 19events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2018 – Aug 2026
Jürg Ballif · Buena Vista, Buena Vista SC · 20er Jollenkreuzer, Handicap 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2019
Philippe Feitknecht · Cicuta · Handicap, Yachten 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Aug 2026
Aaron Zumstein · Cicuta · Handicap, Yachten 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Urs Feitknecht · Cicuta · Handicap, Yachten 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – May 2026
Patrick Feitknecht · Cicuta · Handicap, Yachten 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2022 – Apr 2026
Juerg Ballif · Brother Louie, Buena Vista SC · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Sep 2020
Patrick Rüfenacht · Spinello Vaudoise · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Martin Spycher · Spinello Vaudoise · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Marco Campiotti · Buena Vista SC · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 27

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2026	YCB RedEye 2026	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	1st / 7
15 Aug 2026	YCB Banana Cup 2026 (BSM)	Cicuta	Yachten	Crew	4th / 8
9 Aug 2026	Sirène 2026 (BSM)	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	7th / 12
13 Jun 2026	YCB Yellow Submarine 2026	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 11
2 May 2026	Bol d'Or du Lac de Bienne 2026 (BSM)	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	6th / 18
19 Apr 2026	YCB Coupe Tic Tac 2026 (BSM)	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	3rd / 9
15 Apr 2026	YCB MARE Yacht 2026 (teilweise BSM)	Cicuta	Yachten	Crew	6th / 11
10 May 2025	Bol d'Or du Lac de Bienne 2025 (BSM)	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	8th / 18
17 Jun 2023	35ème Y d'Yvonand-Championnat FVLJ	Spinello Vaudoise	Handicap	Crew	12th / 18
24 Sep 2022	Hagneck Banks Race 2022 (BSM)	S. Luisa	Handicap	Crew	5th / 8
7 May 2022	Bol d'Or du Lac de Bienne 2022 (BSM)	Cicuta	Handicap	Crew	8th / 21
15 Aug 2021	Sirène 2021 (BSM)	Spinello Vaudoise	Handicap	Crew	12th / 13
19 Sep 2020	Hagneck Banks Race 2020 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	7th / 19
21 Sep 2019	Hagneck Banks Race 2019 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 22
31 Aug 2019	YCB Banana Cup 2019 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	9th / 17
18 Aug 2019	Sirène 2019 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	7th / 15
28 Jun 2019	YCB Engelbergwoche 2019	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	6th / 14
4 May 2019	Bol d'Or du Lac de Bienne 2019 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	9th / 20
28 Apr 2019	YCB Coupe Tic Tac 2019 (BSM)	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	11th / 12
15 Sep 2018	Hagneck Banks Race 2018	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	4th / 19
1 Sep 2018	YCB Banana Cup 2018	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	5th / 21
19 Aug 2018	Sirène 2018	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	8th / 22
18 Jun 2018	YCB Engelbergwoche 2018	Brother Louie	Handicap	Crew	6th / 16
14 May 2018	Jollenkreuzer Eurocup	Buena Vista	20er Jollenkreuzer	Crew	16th / 19
5 May 2018	Bol d'Or du Lac de Bienne 2018	Buena Vista SC	Handicap	Crew	11th / 31

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	149 provisional	#20537 band 11667–33685	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Yachten · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 24
20er Jollenkreuzer · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -66
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 11

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 67%
As crew	26 events	1 wins	beats 58%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Konrad Hirsch	28	23–5
Beat Wüthrich	25	2–23
Robert Hartmann	23	7–16
Otto Karl Schenk	23	22–1
Patrick Rüfenacht	23	20–3
Lukas Schaub	22	6–16
Marcel Marolf	22	13–9
Robert van Sloten	22	7–15
Donald Hasler	20	19–0
Christian Biedermann	18	13–5
Roman Christ	15	12–3
Jean-Louis Frei	15	8–7

Most-beaten opponent: Otto Karl Schenk (22–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	7	1	70%
2025	1	0	59%
2023	1	0	35%
2022	2	0	54%
2021	1	0	8%
2020	1	0	67%
2019	6	0	50%
2018	7	0	65%
2017	1	0	65%

Boats

Buena Vista SC · Handicap · 13 events · 2017–2020
Cicuta · Handicap, Yachten · 9 events · 2022–2026
Spinello Vaudoise · Handicap · 2 events · 2021–2023
S. Luisa · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Brother Louie · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Buena Vista · 20er Jollenkreuzer · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Unknown · 27 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 149 (±190), #20,537.Helm rating across all classes: 11 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.